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ON Thursday, June 16 the Eu‐ ro Weekly News announced the launch of its My Blue Badge = My Freedom cam‐ paign to try to help improve the lives of disabled UK na‐ tionals living in and visiting Spain. Our petition calling on the Spanish and UK governments to work together to reach an agreement over the use of Blue Badges in Spain has since collected hundreds of signa‐ tures and we are calling on all our readers to continue to help out by signing. This campaign started after hearing from readers who had found that they had been left unable to easily access shops, doctor’s appointments and other vital services after many found their badges had stopped being accepted last year. While it has always been a requirement for those with Spanish residency to apply for a Spanish disabled badge, the Euro Weekly News knows that many may have left this late following Brexit, often be‐ cause many found the appli‐ cation process daunting and had hoped for the reciprocal agreement between the UK and Spain to stay in place.
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BLUE BADGES: British nationals are no longer easily able to park freely and accessibly.
We believe that there is a compassionate solution to this, and that the two govern‐ ments should work together to allow a grace period where British residents in Spain can use their badges while apply‐ ing for a Spanish one. These people are not the only ones affected however, with disabled British nationals on holiday in Spain now no longer easily able to park freely and accessibly. Those who live in Spain up to 90 days at a time, or those who have just moved to the country, are also in the same
boat, with many unable to use their UK Blue Badges while they apply for a Spanish equivalent. Spain is one of the few EU countries not to have reached a decision over UK Blue Badges and we want to find a solution that means that no one, whether resident or tourist, feels cut off or isolated from basic services because of their disability. If you haven’t already
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JOANART 2022
COINCIDING with the Sant Joan festival, this year’s ‘Joa‐ nart’ artistic day will take place in Calvia, on Friday June 25. The cultural event, which marks the beginning of summer in Calvia, will have seven scenarios with activities in different artistic genre: music, theatre of barra and a gastro‐ nomic market.
signed, we are asking you to please get involved to help make a difference to the lives of elderly and disabled UK na‐ tionals.
You can also watch a perfor‐ mance by the Escola Municipal de Dansa. Visit an artistic fair with painting, drawing, engrav‐ ing, collage, sculpture and mixed techniques. Musical enter‐ tainment with a freestyle session of pop, rock, psychedelia and more, by Finito, a regular performer in local venues and radio stations in Palma. Children’s activities and much more.
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MALLORCAN MOURNED M A L LO R C A’S Ángel Adrover Martínez died on June 18 during battles in war‐torn Severodonet‐ sk, Ukraine, according to reports. He was not a trained soldier and is believed to be the first Spanish citizen killed in the country. Adrover graduated with honours in Telecom‐ munications Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and spent almost a year and a half in Barcelona before moving to the Netherlands and subsequently entering the war in Ukraine. His mother, Dolores Martínez, revealed that a colonel in the Ukrainian Army contacted her per‐ sonally via WhatsApp to tell her of the news. The message read: “I met [your] son personal‐ ly. He was on the very base where the war really started. He worked for a short time in my telecommunications team in Lviv, but then he decided that he had to help out on the front lines. “He was a very honest person, extremely intel‐ ligent and with very clear principles. He was a brave person, I admire his courage.”
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ECOV I D R I O, the non‐ profit organisation that handles the recy‐ cling of glass packag‐
ing in Spain, is launch‐ ing the third edition of its Green Flags Move‐ ment. The aim of this initiative is to reward the efforts of hotel es‐
tablishments and coastal municipalities to increase sustain‐ ability during the sum‐ mer, especially when it comes to the correct management of their waste. This year 22 munici‐ palities from the Balearic Islands will be taking part, including the Palma Town Hall and 269 local hotel es‐ tablishments. Together they will try to increase the lev‐ els of selective collec‐ tion of glass contain‐ ers. The campaign, which will run until August
ECOVIDRIO: 15,000 establishments in Spain are taking part in the Green Flags Movement.
31, is a response to the considerable in‐ crease in the genera‐ tion of glass waste in coastal areas that re‐ sults from summer tourism. At the end of the season, Ecovidrio will award the establish‐ ment that handled its glass waste best. On a national level, the Green Flags Move‐ ment is carried out in 144 coastal municipali‐ ties in five different autonomous communi‐ ties and involves the participation of almost 15,000 hotel establish‐ ments.
More affordable master’s degrees ON June 20, the Balearic Is‐ lands Government approved the public tuition fees for bachelor’s and master’s de‐ grees at the University of the Balearic Islands for the 2022‐ 2023 academic year. This year there will be a considerable reduction in the prices of mas‐ ter’s degrees which will en‐ able students to carry out reg‐ ulated professional activities. The price per credit for a master’s degree will be €15.63, which is significantly lower than the previous aver‐ age of €25. Since 2015, the cost of studies at the Univer‐ sity of the Balearic Islands has been reduced as a means of guaranteeing equal opportuni‐ ties to all students. In the 2018‐2019 academic year, a 10 per cent reduction was ap‐ plied to both bachelor’s and master’s degree courses, and in the case of master’s de‐ grees that lead to regulated
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Glass recycling campaign
HELPING STUDENTS: Master’s degrees at the University of the Balearic Islands are now much cheaper.
professional activities, the re‐ duction was 15 per cent. At the request of the Uni‐ versity, the terms of payment
of tuition fees have also been modified and the fee for the issuance of the university card has been eliminated.
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NIBS EXTRA Gymnastics champion THE 13‐year‐old Alicia Quero Nigorra, from Marrachi, was proclaimed champion of the Balearic Islands in artistic gymnastics at the regional championship held in Alcudia earlier in June. Alicia, who be‐ longs to the Club Gimnàstic Es Pla, beat a group of 15 ath‐ letes from Mallorca, Menor‐ ca and Ibiza.
Smoke-free THE Palma Town Hall has in‐ corporated the Molinar beach into the Smoke‐Free Beaches programme, which aims to raise awareness about protecting the envi‐ ronment and reducing the generation of waste on the coast. The beaches of Santa Ponça, La Romana‐Peguera and El Carregador‐Palmano‐ va (Calvia) also joined the programme this year.
LGBT pride TO mark International LGBT Pride Day (June 28), the LGBT+ flag has been hung on the balcony of the Palma Town Hall in a ceremony at‐ tended by the mayor of Pal‐ ma, Jose Hila, the councillor for Social Justice, Feminism and the LGTBI Community, Elena Navarro, and represen‐ tatives of various local LGBT+ organisations.
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Tourism and the metaverse Tamsin Brown ON June 21, the Minister of the Economic Model, Tourism and Employment of the Balearic Islands Government, Iago Negueruela, inaugurated the first-ever forum on ‘The Metaverse and the Tourism of the Future’, which was organised by the Balearic Islands Tourism Strategy Agency (AETIB). The event took place at the Palma Convention Centre and was attended by more than 200 people, including professionals from the tourism and technology sectors and students interested in working in such fields. The aim of the forum was to familiarise the tourism sector with the new and expanding digital environment, and to present the possibilities that the metaverse
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More than 200 people attended ‘The Metaverse and the Tourism of the Future’.
can offer for tourism marketing. Various presentations were given by experts in the field to introduce the basic concepts of the metaverse and to share some success stories of companies and destinations that had used the metaverse
Soprano wins prize ON June 19, the Ukrainian soprano Yuliia Kasimova won first prize (worth €15,000) in the first Joan Pons International Singing Competition, organised by the Government of the Balearic Islands through the Directorate‐General for Culture together with the Symphony Orchestra of the Balearic Islands. Thirty‐year‐old Kasimova beat the other seven finalists with her performances of Haydn’s ‘Ragion nell’alma siede’ (Il mon‐ do della luna) and Verdi’s ‘Caro Nome’ (Rigoletto) during a gala held at the Palau de Congressos in Palma with the full Sym‐ phony Orchestra, which was conducted by Pablo Mielgo. The second prize (€10,000) went to Duke Kim (South Korea and the United States), who sang ‘Fra poco a me ricovero’ (Lu‐ cia di Lammermoor) by Donizetti and ‘Questa o quella’ from the opera La Bohème. The third prize (€7,500) and the Joan Pons special prize for the best baritone (€5,000) went to Grze‐ gorz Pelutis (Poland) with ‘Ha! Welch ein Augenblick!’ (Fidelio) by Beethoven and ‘Tutto è disposto... aprite un po’ quegl’oc‐ chi’ (Le nozze di Figaro) by Mozart.
Indian visit ON June 16, the president of the Consell de Mallorca, Catalina Cladera, received Di‐ nesh Kumar Patnaik, the Indi‐ an ambassador to Spain. It was his first visit to Mallorca since taking office. Cladera thanked the ambassador for his willingness to establish links with Mallorca and they agreed to collaborate on fu‐ ture multicultural projects.
Covid tests THE hospitals of the Balearic Islands are no longer carrying out systemic Covid‐19 diag‐ nostic tests on people admit‐ ted to hospital. From now on, screening tests will only be carried out in specific situ‐ ations.
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Yuliia Kasimova won first prize at the Joan Pons International Singing Competition in Palma.
Active memory
THE memory workshop or‐ ganised by Santanyi Town Hall and the Mallorcan Institute of Social Affairs (IMAS), which is linked to the Consell de Mallor‐ ca, came to an end on June 17. This year (2021‐ 22), 25 people have completed the course, which began in October. They carried out all kinds of activities and exercises to keep the mind active. A small closing ceremony was held at the San‐ tanyi Civic Centre. It was attended by the mayor
to their advantage. Negueruela said that the opportunities presented by the metaverse for tourism “will mean a change like nothing before that will translate into new ways of reaching the end customer.”
Safer roads Palma Town Hall
The new road in Palma will improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians, said Catalina Cladera.
ON June 15, the mayor of Palma, Jose Hila, and the president of the Consell de Mallorca, Catalina Cladera, presented the project for a new road that will run alongside the Camí dels and will reduce traffic in the school zone of Palma. The 13‐metre wide road will be equipped with lighting, trees for shade, street furniture and two lanes for vehicles. Hila said: “We are re‐ sponding to the requests of the residents and education‐ al communities in the area, who have been calling for this improvement for a long
of Santanyi, Maria Pons, the director for the Disabled from IMAS, Andres Lopez, and the councillors for Social Services and the Elderly, Antoni Mats and Maria Monserrat, respectively. Isabel Moya, a psychologist from the Elderly and Family team of IMAS, was commissioned to give the course. The government team congratulated the par‐ ticipants and thanked the professionals of the Department of Social Services of the town hall and IMAS.
time. It makes it safer for pedestrians and cyclists.” The project, which has a budget of €2,532,232 and an execution period of 12 months, has already been approved by the Board of Governors, with the works scheduled to begin in 2023. This is an action financed en‐ tirely by the Consell de Mal‐ lorca.
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Marine biodiversity funds NO Monday, June 20, the councillor for the Environment and Terri‐ tory of the Balearic Is‐ lands Government, Miquel Mir, took part in a conference with other representatives of the environmental sector at which the criteria for the territorial distribu‐ tion and allocation of the European Next Gen‐ eration Funds designat‐ ed for marine biodiver‐ sity conservation were approved. Mir said he was “no‐ tably satisfied” because the Balearic Islands will be the autonomous community that will benefit the most from the funding, with €6,421,956 out of the to‐ tal €30 million avail‐ able.The criteria for dis‐ tribution are based on the number of linear kilometres of coastline and the size of the ma‐ rine area that is protect‐ ed or managed by the autonomous communi‐ ty. The aim is to achieve good levels of conserva‐ tion of the ecosystems by means of ecological restoration when neces‐ sary, to reverse the loss of biodiversity, and to guarantee a sustainable use of natural resources.
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New sailing route to Menorca THE new maritime route between the ports of Alcu‐ dia (Mallorca) and Ciu‐ tadella (Menorca) has been covered since June 1 by the high‐speed vessel Fairweather, which has a capacity for 400 passen‐ gers, 65 vehicles and roll‐ on/roll‐off cargo. This route will soon be reinforced by its sister ship, the Chenega, which has the same capacity for passengers, vehicles and cargo. With both ships now op‐ erating, there will be more frequent departures for those who wish to travel from Menorca to Mallorca or vice versa in the early hours of the morning. One of the high‐speed ferries will spend the night in the port of Ciutadella, and the other in Alcudia, so that they are ready to leave the next morning. It is the leader in its seg‐ ment, serving around one million passengers annual‐ ly on its main route be‐ tween the ports of Ibiza and Formentera. To book tickets, visit www.menorcalines.com.
Police motorcycles Tamsin Brown THE Motorised Unit (UMOT) of the Local Police of Palma now has 10 new motorcy‐ cles for patrolling. They will allow the offi‐ cers to get where they are needed as quick‐ ly and safely as possible. The motorcycles were presented on June 17 at an event presided over by the first deputy mayor for Citizen Safety, Joana Adrover, together with the head of the Pal‐ ma Local Police, José Luis Carque, and the commissioner, Bernat Clar. Adrover spoke of the 35 patrol cars, 15 electric bicycles, 30 motor scooters and five vans, among other vehicles, that the Local Police had also recently received. The 10 new motorcycles are the latest addition, and the Public Safety Depart‐ ment is already working on obtaining 30
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The Local Police of Palma has received 10 new motorcycles.
more vehicles. “We have incorporated some 100 police vehicles and there are still more to come. In this legislature we have invested more than €4 million in fleet renewal,” said Adrover. This term of office has also seen a major in‐ vestment in new technology, such as the purchase of smartphones for the Neigh‐ bourhood Police.
Therapeutic gospel activity THE first edition of the gospel work‐ shop promoted by the Health Depart‐ ment of the Marrachi Town Hall will finish successfully at the end of June. The initiative was launched in April to encourage socialising at health centres, where there has been an increase in social isolation due to the pandemic. Around 80 people of all ages have participated in the gospel activity, with many more on the long waiting list, which promotes gospel as a space for free expression, rhythm and joy, where music helps develop self‐es‐
teem and social skills. The activity, which is held in the Pla de na Tesa church every Sunday, in‐ volves the participation of the Mar‐ rachi Town Hall, the Pla de na Tesa Neighbourhood Association, the Pla church and Caritas. It is designed to be a mental health resource, but takes a playful approach. The councillor for Health, Jero Sans, said that the gospel workshop has been “very positive” because the group comes together to “disconnect, relax and enjoy music”.
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A history of cinema WITH the aim of boosting commercial activity and offer‐ ing a new attraction to the municipality of Santanyi this year, the Department of Com‐ merce of the Santanyi Town Hall launched the campaign Un municipi de Santanyí de cine on Tuesday June 14. Residents and visitors can see popular characters from the history of cinema in differ‐ ent parts of Santanyi. A total of 11 large figures have been installed to encourage people to visit the area: they might be lucky enough to spot the famous King Kong in Plaza Constitución in Santanyi, the tyrannosaurus from Jurassic Park in Cala d’Or, or Harry Potter in Plaza Sant Miquel in Calonge. To facilitate the search for
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Visitors to Santanyi should try to spot all 11 figures from popular films.
the characters, information and maps have been pre‐ pared in four languages, with the locations of each of the figures. The figures have been made with recycled material and will remain throughout the year. The main objective is to create a family‐friendly at‐ mosphere that encourages people to go out into the streets and have fun while en‐ joying local commerce.
Municipal projects ON Monday June 20, the councillor for Economic Promotion and Local De‐ velopment of the Consell de Mallorca, Jaume Alzamora, accompanied by the councillor for the Presidency, Javier de Juan, opened the confer‐ ence ‘The Control and Management of Projects Linked to the Next Gen‐ eration EU Funds’. The conference, organ‐ ised by the Consell de Mallorca and attended by 100 professionals, took place over three days with the aim of of‐ fering local corporations a range of practical guidelines and recom‐ mendations for handling the resources available
for the projects to be fi‐ nanced with the Euro‐ pean Funds. The conference was aimed primarily at secre‐ taries, financial con‐ trollers and technical staff of local authorities. Alzamora said: “The most important aspect of [the municipalities’] recent history is the management of these re‐ sources. Spain is one of the countries that will benefit most from the European Recovery Funds, which will facili‐ tate reconstruction in Europe following the cri‐ sis caused by the pan‐ demic and the transfor‐ mation of its economy over the next few years.”
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Beach sports in Calvia
ON June 19, the Department of Sports of the Consell de Mallorca and the Calvia Town Hall signed a collaborative
agreement to promote sports activities on the beach. The event was attended by the executive councillor for
‘Drunken tourism’ dress code
FOOTBALL shirts, swimming costumes and sleeveless t‐ shirts are amongst the clothing items banned in Palma Beach’s new drunken tourism dress code that has been approved by various restaurants, as reported by the Spanish press. A new scheme called Smart Chic, has seen 11 restau‐ rants put up signs with QR codes, allowing customers to scan and see the compulsory dress code. “Sleeveless t‐shirts, swimming costumes, and acces‐ sories bought from street vendors are all prohibited. Nor may you enter wearing gold chains, light‐up hats, football team clothing or logos of other businesses that promote binge tourism,” said Palma Beach CEO Juanmi Ferrer. According to businessman and manager of Palma Beach, Pedro Marín, it has been more than a month since the beach “has become what it used to be be‐ cause of street parties.” Although they acknowledged the police are making an “extra effort”, it is not enough to put a stop to the “large groups of tourists who are only looking to get drunk on the seafront or even on the beach.”
Transition, Tourism and Sports, Andreu Serra Mar‐ tinez, and the deputy mayor for Sports and Foreign Citi‐ zens of the Calvia Town Hall, Eva Maria Serra Felix. The agreement aims to stimulate and promote sport‐ ing activities in natural coastal areas and will there‐ fore be an example to follow for other municipalities in Mallorca. According to the agreement, the Consell’s De‐ partment of Sports will draw up an annual calendar of events, organise sports activi‐ ties such as workshops and tournaments on the beaches of Calvia, promote women’s sports and the inclusion of people with disabilities, and manage and coordinate all such activities. Andreu Serra said: “Calvia is a town where the sea and the mountains play a special role, so these programmes are aimed at making these areas known and promoting physical and sporting activity among the population in gen‐ eral.”
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Improvements to bus service
FROM Monday, June 27, the bus line 108 which connects Son Caliu with Palma will change its route to offer a service to Costa d’en Blanes. There will be seven dai‐ ly departures from Mon‐ day to Saturday and four services on Sundays and holidays. The stop is lo‐ cated in Plaça Dolors Nouvilas in the residential area. This new service is the latest in the series of im‐ provements that have been made to public transport in the area of Calvia over the last few weeks in terms of timeta‐ bles and frequency. Residents of the area who do not have an Inter‐ modal Card can get one at the municipal offices in the Santa Ponsa and Mag‐ aluf sports centres. Those who do not have this card can travel around the entire trans‐ port network using their bank card, which is cheaper than buying a
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NEW ROUTE: The bus line 108 now offers services to Costa d’en Blanes.
single ticket from the driver and is a good op‐ tion for those who are just visiting.
For more information on lines, timetables and fares, visit the tib.org website.
Son Vic tunnel opens early THE Department of Mobility and Infrastructures of the Con‐ sell de Mallorca managed to open the Son Vic tunnel one month earlier than thought. It opened on June 8, instead of June 30, as had been planned, and will remain open until the end of the summer. The tunnel had been closed at night due to improvement works being carried out by the Consell. “These works are an example of effective management by and with the people; the residents, the business community and associations have all been able to participate in the deci‐ sion‐making throughout the whole process,” said Ivan Sevil‐ lano, the councillor for Mobility and Infrastructures. On the other hand, the Sa Coma tunnel was closed from June 16 until June 30, as planned.
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STEEN NODWELL, a 29‐year‐old British tourist who was on holi‐ day in the Costa Brava resort of Salou, ended up in hospital after suffering multiple injuries. He was allegedly chased by a gang of individuals on Friday, June 10, who caught him and subsequent‐ ly threw him off a cliff, according to the British press.
British tourist thrown off cliff The father‐of‐three, from Weston‐super‐Mare in Somer‐ set, suffered multiple injuries in the fall. He was transferred to a hospital facility in Tarrago‐ na where he has already un‐
dergone several operations. Mr Nodwell has medical insur‐ ance, but it does not cover the cost of repatriating him back to Britain. His family has opened a GoFund Me page in the hope of
raising the cash required to get him home. It has already man‐ aged to raise more than £7,000 (€8,180). “It is only through sheer deter‐ mination and courage that my
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brother, despite his life‐threaten‐ ing injuries, managed to get up and walk for help,” explained his sister Bethan on the fundraising page. “Had he not done that, the outcome could have been tragi‐ cally different. These men at‐ tempted to kill my brother and now we need your help,” she added.
85,000 more employed THE Spanish government confirmed on Thursday June 16 that 85,000 more people have been employed as job creation accelerates, dou‐ bling the increase of the years prior to the pandemic. Jose Luis Escriva, Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, confirmed that job creation had acceler‐ ated in the month of June. The growth in employ‐ ment will allow the first half of the year to end with 271,000 more employed people, which Jose Luis said
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Growth in employment.
was “a figure that shows the great dynamism of employ‐ ment, despite the context of uncertainty on an interna‐ tional scale.” Jose Luis stressed that the
85,000 jobs to be created this month represent the highest monthly growth compared with years not affected by the pandemic, double the av‐ erage growth of the 2016‐19 period. “There is job creation in more seasonal sectors, such as the hotel and catering in‐ dustry and in other activi‐ ties.” However, he also high‐ lighted the particularly intense growth occurring in sectors with high added val‐ ue, such as IT and scientific activities.
Lorry driver strikes loom
WITH petrol prices expected to continue in‐ creasing over the summer and the govern‐ ment’s discount set to end, the threat of a new lorry driver strike looms. With no end in sight to the Ukraine crisis and demand for oil from alternative sources rising, experts believe the price of petrol could continue to rise for the foreseeable future. Ac‐ cording to local media some even believe it could reach €3 a litre by the end of the year. According to data released on Friday June
17 by the European Union (EU) Oil Bulletin, the cost of petrol hit a new high, for the sec‐ ond time in consecutive days. The average price from some 11,400 stations across Spain hit €1.803 after deducting the government’s current bonus. Without the government’s reduction, the price of petrol has already exceeded €2 cur‐ rently sitting at €2.117 taking the cost of filling a small or medium‐sized car’s tank to over €135.
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UK licence update
THE British Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has given an estimate on when residents in Spain may, once again, be able to use their UK driving li‐
cences. He stated: “I can tell you what the next steps we’re taking are, and I can also tell you what sort of timescale we’re talking
Madrid resident investigated
THE Guardia Civil announced, on Saturday June 18, that a fraud investigation is being conducted into a resident of Madrid who allegedly sold fake tickets online for the recent Champions League final in Paris. He is believed to have sold fraudulent tickets to at least 15 people from different provinces, pock‐ eting €1,500 in the process. ‘Operation Entrafador’ was launched on May 25, following a complaint from a resident of Avila. He claimed to have been scammed when he bought two tickets to attend the match between Real Madrid and Liverpool. Investigators quickly verified that the victim had bought the tickets on a portal selling second‐hand items and made the payment through an online ser‐ vice provider. They subsequently discovered that there was not just the one victim. At least 14 other people had allegedly fallen victim to a resident of the Arroyomolinos district of Madrid.
RESTALIA GROUP: Being investigated by a Madrid court.
about. “The good news, is that the UK and Spain are now very close to finalis‐ ing the actual text of the agreement. “You’ll understand that this is an international treaty, so there are cer‐ tain procedures that are just unavoidable. For ex‐ ample, it will need for‐ mal approval by the Spanish council of minis‐ ters. “The processes are not entirely in UK hands, but our best estimate is that we’re looking at a date of having you back on the road around the end of July. “I know from your messages that some of you are also experiencing real difficulties as a result of your inability to drive. “So, if you find yourself truly vulnerable or know somebody who is, do contact your local con‐ sulate. Their details are on gov.uk.”
SEVILLIAN actor and di‐ rector Paco León has made his Hollywood debut as a villain alongside Nicolas Cage in the film The Un‐ bearable Weight of a Huge Talent. Speaking to a publica‐ tion on June 17, León who normally declines English‐ speaking roles said: “I’ve had a lot of fun and I’ve discovered that there’s something of the Mafia in‐ nate in me, I think from my mother’s heritage.” Speaking about the pro‐ ject and eccentric nature of Nicolas Cage, he said: “It is very good that Ameri‐ cans come from abroad to give me the role of the baddie. “He is an eccentric guy, special but very hard‐ working, obsessive, he has everything measured, he knows the entire film before making it, very me‐ thodical and profession‐ al.” León is set to premiere his next film as a director, but that hasn’t stopped him from his foray into Hollywood as a villain that fights Nicolas Cage.
THE Restalia Group, which owns 100 Montaditos and The Good Burger, is be‐ ing investigated by a Madrid court. The court instituted proceedings against 29 of the group’s companies on June 15 after a complaint was filed accus‐ ing the companies of fraud, criminal or‐ ganisation, coercion and computer crime. Although the case is said to be in the early stages of the investigation, the judge pre‐
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León Cage fight Photo credit: Matteo Chinellato
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NICOLAS CAGE: Will star alongside Paco León.
Hope for electric prices SPAIN’S Pedro Sánchez announced on Wednesday, June 22 that Spain will lower the VAT on electricity from 10 per cent to 5 per cent. The Spanish President said that the decree to lower the VAT rate for electricity in Spain will be approved at the Coun‐ cil of Ministers meeting on Saturday, June 25. “A year ago we lowered the VAT on electricity from 21 per cent to 10 per cent. Next we will reduce it from 10 to 5 per cent to continue protecting citizens from the effects of war,” the President of the Spanish government tweeted on Wednesday, June 22. “We hope that all groups support the measure for the benefit of families, businesses and industries in the country.” The measure would mean a saving of €6 on average per household (with the current price of electricity). In addition, it would place Spain as the country with the cheapest VAT on electricity in the European Union together with Malta and Greece.
Fraud charges siding in court 52 felt it prudent to open preliminary proceedings. Under investi‐ gation are the holding company, the owner of the group, José María Fernán‐
dez Capitán, and 20 management staff. Investigators are piecing together the evi‐ dence that has been collected so far, which will be presented to the court and it will then decide whether to close the case or to pursue the charges. Amongst the charges is the claim that Restalia kept pertinent information away from fran‐ chisees, which includes details of supplier contracts.
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School absence monitored Renters Reform Bill
Peter McLaren‐Kennedy F O L L O W I N G in the footsteps of Wales, the UK government is set to ban ‘no‐fault evic‐ tions’ and to provide pet owners with the right to rent with pets as it presents the Renters Reform Bill. The bill, announced in the Queen’s speech and introduced on Thursday June 16, will bring major changes for landlords with many describing it as the end
of the private rental market in the UK. If legislated the bill would include an end to blanket bans on benefit claimants or families with children, doubling notice peri‐ ods for rent increases and giving tenants stronger powers to challenge unjustified hikes. It will also mean that landlords are obliged to consider requests to allow pets, which can‐
not be unreasonably refused. But perhaps the most important and biggest change is the removal of the threat of a ‘no‐fault eviction’. Although many land‐ lords, especially the unscrupulous ones, be‐ lieve the bill is bad for the industry, the oppo‐ site view is held by housing associations and those charities in‐ volved in helping peo‐ ple to find homes.
Tom Hiddleston engaged B R I T I S H actor Tom Hiddleston confirmed that he is engaged to fellow British actor Za‐ we Ashton, saying that he is “very happy”. The announcement was made on the evening of Tuesday June 14, when the ac‐
tor told the US media that he is in fact en‐ gaged, confirming the suspicions of fans after Zawe was seen sporting a wedding ring at the 2022 BAFTAS. Hiddleston and Zawe have tried to keep their romance a secret, the
pair become a couple of co‐starring in the 2019 Broadway show “Betrayal”. The news got out last year when they were seen holi‐ daying together in Ibiza last year and together again at the 2021 Tony Awards. THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to sup‐ port local businesses in the community by shopping lo‐ cally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by sup‐ porting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengro‐ cers and all of the wonder‐ fully quirky independent
THE government has announced that it wants to monitor the absence of pupils nationally, with unauthorised absences such as taking holidays dur‐ ing term‐time costing up to £120. The UK government announced, on June 18, that it intends to end the post‐code lottery by issuing a £120 fine for all parents who take their chil‐ dren on holiday during the term. A consultation paper released by the government proposes that an elec‐ tronic register of all pupils be kept, in‐ to which all schools would be required to enter attendance data. That infor‐
Beatle’s 80th birthday
S I R P AU L M C C A R T N E Y, one of the Beatles, celebrated his 80th birthday on Saturday, June 18. Sir Paul McCartney, is one of the two remaining members of the leg‐ endary Liverpudlian band. Along with drummer Ringo Starr, they are the last of the ‘Fab Four’ whose music took the world by storm back in the 1960s. Ringo and his wife Barbara tweeted Paul birthday greetings from their home in America, telling him: “They
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mation would then be made available to the education secretary and locally to councils. No thresholds have yet been dis‐ cussed but parents whose children have five days of unauthorised ab‐ sence or lateness within one term, take holidays during term time, or are out in public during the first five days of an exclusion, will face a fixed penal‐ ty notice. If agreed and implemented, the change could see parents who were fined more than twice in a school year being prosecuted.
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known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that independent businesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actually going?By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giving back to the communities that have given us so much. Local stores support charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy.
They may have supported generations of the same fam‐ ily. Likewise, brand new local stores and bars may help the generations of the future ful‐ fil their dreams and ambi‐ tions. Remember, your local store is going up against multinationals and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support. Spending your mon‐ ey locally will make a real dif‐ ference to the local economy. Local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro they receive at local level. They create locally owned supply chains and they invest in their employees. So remember, buy local. When you go shopping ‐ go local!
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Irish star dies IRISH TV presenter, 43‐year‐old Aideen Kennedy died on Sunday June 19, following a long illness. Aideen was a popular journal‐ ist and a familiar face on UTV news bulletins over the years. On June 17 Aideen updated her Twitter fans with her condi‐ tion in a Tweet that read: “So life has not gone well and I am as sick as I was as when I went into hospital, so essentially going home to die but getting palliative care. “The kids know. If you ever come across them, will you keep an eye out for them, they are the kindest, sweetest most thought‐ ful kiddies.” Alongside, Aideen shared selfies with her young children Jacob and Eva. They had made a card for her saying, “To mummy, I hope you get well soon. Love you loads.”
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Schiphol slash passenger numbers Peter McLaren‐Kennedy AMSTERDAM’S international hub Schiphol has announced it is to follow Gatwick’s earlier announcement and slash passenger numbers in an effort to avoid chaos over the summer months. The announcement on June 17 said that the airport will cut the number of passengers by 13,500 a day in July and that these restrictions will possibly continue into and throughout August. Airport Chief Dick Benschop said
they were still working on proposed cuts for August and they will make an announcement in two weeks’ time. Schiphol has suffered problems as a result of a shortage of baggage han‐ dlers and security staff, as well as staff in other areas. But it is those two key roles that led to the chaos and at one stage the announcement by KLM that it would halt all flights into and out of the airport over a number of days to try and alleviate the chaos and delays.
Parking for electric cars WITH petrol prices rising rapidly, governments around the world are look‐ ing to see what they can do to encourage the switch to electric and other alterna‐ tives, with one Dutch Min‐ ister suggesting a solution could be lower parking fees. The suggestion being considered for all major centres in the Netherlands is that owners of electric, hydrogen and non‐oil‐fu‐ elled vehicles pay less for parking their cars in town centres, at shopping cen‐ tres, airports and other pay‐to‐park places. The proposal, which
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could be introduced as ear‐ ly as 2023 according to Ju‐ nior Minister Vivianne Heij‐ nen, could see owners of hydrogen and electric cars saving upwards of €500 an‐ nually. This would add to the savings already provided
through lower licensing fees. Given that some councils have already opt‐ ed to provide free parking for hydrogen and electric vehicles, the proposal is to allow councils to make the decision whether to offer the discount.
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Planning your retirement in Spain 7 steps to take before and after your move Spain remains a popular destination for British retirees and there are so many benefits to living here. If you take specialist advice and follow the procedures correctly, you can continue to live the dream in Spain. Here are seven key wealth management steps you need to take as part of your journey. 1) Apply for your Spain residence visa Applying for legal residence in Spain now involves stricter requirements and more advance planning and paperwork - but is generally still possible provided you can support yourself. Work visas are harder to obtain, but retirees can apply for a Spanish non-lucrative visa. If you have capital to invest locally, the ‘Golden Visa’ may be an option. 2) Understand the tax implications of living in Spain You are a tax resident of Spain if you spend more than 183 days here a year, or if your centre of economic
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or vital (wife/children) interests is in Spain. Tax residence makes you liable for Spanish income, capital gains and annual wealth taxes on worldwide income and assets and subject to the succession and gift tax rules. For Spanish residents, most UK pensions are taxed in Spain, not the UK, but government service pensions are an exception. Purchased annuities can sometimes be taxed
very favourably. Pension lump sums are fully taxable in Spain. 3) Timing your move to save tax The Spanish tax year runs from January to December, whereas the UK is April to April. The two countries apply different capital gains tax rules and rates. Weigh up whether it is better to sell your UK assets as a UK or Spanish tax resident, then time your move accordingly. 4) Structure your assets to minimise tax in Spain A potentially costly mistake is assuming what was tax-efficient in the UK is the same in Spain. ISAs, for example, lose their tax-free status here. While Spanish taxation can look high, the tax regime presents attractive tax mitigation opportunities. The way you hold your assets can make a significant difference to how much tax you pay. 5) Analyse your pension options Pensions are usually the founda-
tion of retirement. Review all the options available to you as an expatriate and weigh up which is most suitable for you. For example, you might benefit from consolidating several UK pensions into one to provide a coherent, more cost-effective investment platform for your retirement income. Pension rules frequently change so the appropriate solution today may be slightly different tomorrow. The important thing is to take regulated, specialist advice before making pension decisions. If you are not yet Spanish tax resident, there may be tax benefits to seeking advice before you become one. 6) Reviewing your savings and investments This is the time for a fresh review of your savings and investments. Ensure your portfolio is suitable for you today, has the right currency mix, is designed to meet your aims and risk appetite, and has adequate diversification to reduce risk. Consider what currency to hold
your savings in - keeping assets in Sterling puts you at the mercy of conversion costs and negative exchange rate movements. It may be sensible for you to have a mix, so look for investment structures that allow flexibility. 7) Don’t forget estate planning Spanish inheritance tax works very different from the UK’s. Spain also restricts who you can leave assets to, though you can plan ahead to get round this. A helping hand It pays to do your research, but taking specialist cross-border advice will prove invaluable. Find a firm who can advise you for the longerterm, on all these various aspects, from the planning stages in the UK throughout your new life in Spain, and if you return to the UK in future. Keep up to date on the financial issues that may affect you on the Blevins Franks news page at www.blevins franks.com.
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The magical night of Sant Joan in Mallorca
FIESTAS are part of the cul‐ ture of Mallorca and as an expat living on this beautiful island it’s a joy to be part of them. You can join in the cel‐ ebrations Mallorcan style to recognise the end of spring and the beginning of sum‐ mer. The ‘Nit de Sant Joan’, the night of Sant Joan, is one of the most popular festivals of Mallorca. Whist the solstice is the beginning of the astronomi‐ cal summer and has been celebrated since ancient times as the longest day of the year, Midsummer now refers to numerous celebra‐ tions that are held over the solstice period, between June 19 and June 24, with both pagan and Christian ori‐ gins. In many Mallorcan villages there are celebrations with bonfires and barbecues on
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the beaches. Music and dancing, and families and friends get together to cele‐ brate with fireworks. Tradi‐ tionally, people swim at mid‐ night ‐ it is believed that this preserves health. There are said to be three symbols of Sant Joan ‐ fire, water and herbs. Fire sym‐ bolises purity. Water symbol‐ ises healing. And herbs sym‐
bolise remedy, and some claim that for the night of Sant Joan, their healing quali‐ ties are enhanced 100 times over. Herbs are often picked on the night of Sant Joan. In Muro on the north of the island, there is a full pro‐ gramme of events up until June 26, including children’s races, cycling and endurance events, and a painting com‐
petition. The Unio Artistica Murera Music Band (The Band of the Municipal School of Music) entertained the crowds on June 21, and much more. The full programme of events for Muro, and loca‐ tion information, times etc. can be found at: https://aj muro.net/sites/cilma_muro/ files/2022‐06/PSJ_cmyk.pdf Many other villages are al‐ so celebrating the magic of this fiesta, both during the day with music, bagpipers, children’s festivals and the big fiesta at night on the beaches. There are more fiestas in Puigpunyent, Calvià, Dià, Mancor de la Vall, and Son Servera. Check your local town hall for details for your area.
Calling all music lovers
THE beautiful Island of Mallorca is all set to welcome Mallorca Live Festival for the seventh year running. Held in Calvia, southwest of the island, the Antiguo Aquapark will host this popular event which attracts over 25,000 festival goers, from June 24 to 26. Considered the most important international music festival in the Balearic Islands, Mallor‐ ca Live returns to its original format with a line‐up that includes both international artists, in‐ cluding: Muse, Christina Aguilera, and Franz Ferdinand alongside local, Barcelona based Marta Knight with her Alternative/Indie music; Red Axes, a project created by Tel‐Aviv based producers and DJs Dori Sadovnik and Niv Arzi. Red Axes has an underground, psychedelic electronic party vibe. Leeds Born, London‐based Bradley Zero, takes in disco, jazz, soul, funk, dub and R&B with a smattering of more club‐ready sounds. Something for every festival goer! Mallorca Live has grown over the last three years both in terms of lineup and scale. It is now recognised both across Spain and from further afield, as a force to be reckoned with. The king of salsa, Marc Anthony, will perform on June 27 at the Festival site, in what will be his first concert in the Balearic Islands. Marc, an American singer, songwriter, and actor is the top‐selling tropical salsa artist of all time. Tickets for the concert are on sale at www.mal lorcalivemusic.com/conciertos, see tickets and El Corte Inglés stores. With each ticket, €1 will go to the ‘Maestro Cares’ foundation, a non‐profit organisation created by Marc Anthony in collaboration with others, to offer assistance to orphaned and disadvantaged children in Latin America and the United States. All festival information and ticket purchases: https://mallorcalivemusic.com/en/festival/
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Exhibition by Lola Álvarez THE FISHERMEN: A tribute to the local Palma fisherman’s trade.
Photo credit: https://www.artsmallorca.com/en/event-/els-pescadors%27-by-lola-alvarez
ONE of the highlights of Mallorca is the abundance of art, artists, galleries and exhibitions always available on the Island. The exhibition Els Pescadors (The Fishermen) is based on the work of Lola Álvarez (Switzerland 1982) who has lived on the island with her husband and daughters for more than 12 years. Álvarez is a Fine Art graduate from Chelsea College of Arts in London, where she trained in painting, illustration and mixed media. Can Balaguer hosts this exhibition by Álvarez, with the support of the Cultural Council of the Palma City Council, the Balearic Islands Port Authority on the occasion of its 150th anniversary and the Museu Marítim - Consell de Mallorca with some private sponsorship. The exhibition Els Pescadors is a tribute to the value of the trade of the Palma Fishermen’s Association. It highlights the essence of the historical heritage and socio-cultural authenticity and highlights how the work of the fishermen is part of the urban landscape of the city and one of the identifying symbols of Palma. Being able to create new or stronger ties brings our fishermen closer to the public, national and foreign visitors, stimulate new commercial and political
opportunities that support the maintenance and sustainable development of artisanal fishing and above all, its survival. A trade that lacks generational relief and without it we would be exposed to more farmed fish. Álvarez describes the emotions and adrenaline, of going out on a boat at 3.00am and seeing how the fishermen risk their lives on the high seas in their struggle with the darkness, the roar of the sea and the constant shaking of the waves. She witnessed how they carry out traditional fishing, directly linked to the sus-
tainability of the sea, a trade in danger of disappearing. Meeting these brave men had such an impact on Álvarez that it led her to want to pay tribute to the life of the fishermen and to all the men who work in the Fish Market. This is your last chance to see this exhibition as it closes on June 30. Open: Tuesday to Saturday: from 10.00am to 7.00pm. Sunday: from 11.00am to 2.00pm. Can Balaguer, Carrer de la Unio, 3 - Palma. https://can.balaguer. palma.cat/
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Baroque style music in Santayni A C U LT U R A L experience not to be missed! On Friday June 24 Samani‐ dis & Skjønhaug are performing in Santayni in the northwest of the is‐ land at Casa de Cultura Ses Cases Noves. Built on an ancient lagoon, the house was purchased by the munici‐ pality to become a centre of culture. Since its inauguration in December 2011 it presents an attractive pro‐ gramme that focuses on activities related to art, literature and music in an intimate setting. Samanidis & Skjønhaug comprises Irina Cotseli, Greek singer and pi‐ anist, and Christian Hoel Skjøn‐ haug, Norwegian double bass play‐ er ‐ a musical dialogue between Greece and Norway, a fusion of popular, classical and improvised music. They are currently based in
Mallorca and since 2017 have re‐ leased two albums and performed at more than 70 concerts, mostly in Mallorca, but also in Greece and Switzerland. Much of their repertoire is based on song arrangements by the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. In the courtyard of Ses Cases Noves de Santanyí they present a programme made up of Italian and English baroque songs by composers such as Caldara, Pergolesi, Haendel, Scarlatti, Caccini, Purcell and Dow‐ land. This talented duo’s third album is ‘The Sky above the Roof’. Friday June 24, 8.30pm, in the courtyard of Ses Cases Noves. Car‐ rer S’Aljub, 22, Free tickets: https://ticketib.com/ca/events/voi ces‐de‐samanidis
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Tamsin Brown THE Classic Car Club’s end‐ of‐month meeting and drive will be on Sunday, June 26, starting at the rock bar‐restaurant Los Ultimos Mohicanos (Ma‐15, Km 15, 200, 07210 Algaida). Every‐ one will meet at 10.30am before heading off for the drive at 11am.
Summer fun run
The route is being fi‐ nalised, but it will involve driving on some beautiful roads and valleys and Linda and Alan Walker, who are organising the event for the first time, are bound to
make it a lot of fun. It is set to be a wonderful day shared between like‐mind‐ ed enthusiasts and the heatwave is expected to finish before then. The restaurant at the end
of the route is in an agri‐ tourism finca hotel 2.5 km away from Es Trenc called Can Canals. It has an enthu‐ siastic chef, a beautiful set‐ ting and a large carpark. Attendees can choose between boneless roast pork, fish, or vegetarian and are asked to please book as soon as possible so that the restaurant can be informed of their food choices. A limited amount of wine will be served with the meal and any more will need to be paid for sepa‐ rately. Water will be includ‐ ed in the meal cost, which is €40 per person for mem‐ bers, with an additional €10 extra per car for non‐mem‐ bers. Those that would like to go along just for the drive are also asked to register in advance so that the Club can organise the route printing numbers. Those who have booked for the event already but
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Book now to take part in the Classic Car Club’s Summer Fun Run.
are unable to attend should inform them as soon as possible to avoid being charged. As normal, there will be a WhatsApp group created for the event so that every‐ one can receive any instruc‐ tions and the starting and
finishing points on Google Maps. To register, visit https://ccc‐mallorca.com/ events/almond‐blossom‐ run‐27‐feb‐2022‐455/. More information and help registering can be ob‐ tained via email at info@ccc‐mallorca.com.
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EUROPEAN PRESS DENMARK
FINLAND
New border
Trusting media
FOR decades Denmark and Canada have had a friendly tussle over who owns Hans Island, a tiny rock in the Arctic situated between the two countries with regular removals of flags and replacement with national alcoholic drinks. Now the countries have agreed to peacefully share the island.
FINLAND is considered number one in media trustworthiness when compared to 46 other countries in the annual Reuters Institute's Digital News Report as 75 per cent of Finns surveyed said that they trust the news they follow, a 2 per cent increase over 2021.
THE NETHERLANDS
IRELAND
Bird brains
Poor research
ALTHOUGH seagulls can’t read or talk, they do like to return to the same spot each year to breed. Fed up with the noise and potential danger of dive-bombing birds, the Alkmaar council has designated two roofs at an outof-town industrial estate for their nests.
BRITISH Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has been the butt of a number of jibes on social media when on June 13 in an Irish TV interview she referred to the Irish Prime Minister as the tea sock when the correct English pronunciation of Taoiseach is teeshock.
BELGIUM
ITALY
Fair cop
Female first
IF you are going to offer stolen goods for sale in a busy shopping street in Brussels, it’s probably not a good idea to wander up to two strangers who are police officers in plain-clothes tasked with trying to catch shoplifters. Four arrests were made.
MILAN has unveiled its first ever public statue of a woman opposite the Statale University and for Italy it is also the first monument featuring a female scientist, as the sculpture of late astrophysicist Margherita Hack celebrated what would have been her 100th birthday on June 12.
GERMANY
PORTUGAL
Not insulting
Peace Index
THERE is a history of European churches from the 14th century being emblazoned with antiSemitic sculptures and 20 still exist with images of Jewish people suckling on a sow. On June 14, the High Court denied a petition demanding that one be removed from a Wittenberg church.
ALTHOUGH there has not been an outbreak of civil war and things generally haven’t changed a great deal, Portugal has slipped from third to sixth place in the 2022 Global Peace Index but in comparison it is 23 places above Spain and 28 places above the UK.
FRANCE
UKRAINE
Cool it
Up in smoke
AS summers become hotter, the French government is to invest €500 million in order to assist local councils to create oases of shade by planting trees and other tall vegetation in urban areas in a bid to tackle the effects of climate change.
ALTHOUGH the Ukraine government is fighting a war against the Russian invasion, the day to day running of the country continues and Health Minister Viktor Liashko has indicated that he plans to submit a bill to increase access to medical cannabis to help ease mental strain.
NORWAY
SWEDEN
SAS strike
Dirty talk
WITH SAS airline staff getting ready to strike at the beginning of July, it looks as if both the reborn Norwegian Air and relative newcomer Flyr, which is in its first year of operation and covers much of Europe including Spain, will benefit considerably.
KNOWN for its openness about sex, the latest experiment from Sweden comes from Malmö where one of its rubbish bins has been programmed with a seductive female voice which gives a number of double entendre responses such as “Ooh, yeah, right there” when accepting rubbish.
FINANCE Overheated
STAT OF WEEK
€1.22 billion
was the value of sales earned by Spanish ceramic company Pamesa Grupo Empresarial during 2021 with final profits of €97 million.
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SINGER Billie Eilish broke off from her UK tour to be the host at Overheated Live at the O2 in order to promote green awareness amongst musicians and venues hosting tours. All crew members on her American tour were required to follow a vegan diet.
Not smiling
Sales down ALTHOUGH not always an accurate barometer of a country’s economic situation, reports of a reduction in sales by major supermarkets certainly gives an indication of problems and the UK’s largest supermarket Tesco has announced a drop in the value of sales of 1.5 per cent compared to last year.
Advert banned THE UK Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints against a Paddy Power TV advert which shows a man so distracted by gambling on his phone that when his wife says “Do you think I’ll end up looking like my mum?”, he says “I hope so.”
National debt THE Bank of Spain has announced that the country’s national debt fell by 0.6 per cent in April to €1.44 trillion, a reduction of €8.4 billion after reaching a record high in March of this year. Currently the debt stands at 117.7 per cent of GDP.
MADRID: Pedro Sánchez and Teresa Ribera at GENERA 2022.
SPAIN is to invest a further €225 mil‐ lion to make electric car charging easier according to a statement by President Pedro Sánchez at the GENERA 2022 Fair in Madrid on Wednesday June 15. This investment announced through the Electric Vehicle Recharging Infrastructure Working Group is in addition to the €400 mil‐ lion previously committed which has already been spent in almost all of the autonomous communities. Electric vehicles are, he believes, the future and the number of elec‐ tric vehicle registrations already ex‐ ceeds the threshold of 10 per cent of
the total, in less than a year so that Spain will have a backbone deploy‐ ment of more than 1,000 recharging points throughout the national terri‐ tory. This is only the ‘tip of the iceberg’ as with the latest injection of cash, the government has received com‐ mitments for another 27,000 charg‐ ing points to be installed throughput Spain. Addressing the matter alongside Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera, the President ex‐ plained that Spain is the second largest vehicle producer in Europe
and the eighth in the world. With 17 production plants owned by nine manufacturers the sector ac‐ counts for 8 per cent of Spain’s gross domestic product and Sánchez wants to see an increase in the num‐ ber of models of electric vehicles generated in the country with Spain becoming leaders in the manufac‐ ture of batteries, components and recharging infrastructures. The Strategic Project for the Re‐ covery and Economic Transforma‐ tion (PERTE) of the Electric and Con‐ nected Vehicle (VEC) is endowed with a historic public investment of almost €4.3 billion.
Claim against Apple UK consumer champion Justin Gut‐ man has launched a claim against Ap‐ ple for allegedly ‘throttling’ a number of older iPhones by installing a new up‐ date which slowed them down. The claim is against Apple Inc (and its subsidiaries) for breaching UK competi‐ tion law through its exploitative and abusive behaviour in relation to the supply of iPhones and iOS updates. It is what is known as a class action with Mr Gutman acting on behalf of all members of the class who don’t have to take part in the court case. He is re‐ sponsible for making sure their inter‐ ests are put first throughout the con‐ duct of the claim which is for £768 million. A number of different iPhones rang‐
FINANCE
Credit: Ana Bernardo on Unsplash
ANOTHER victim of the pandemic has been New York based cosmetics company Revlon which after being 90 years in business has had to file for bankruptcy protection as lipstick sales in particular plummeted as people around the world had to wear face masks in public.
Many iPhone 6 and later models were affected.
ing from iPhone 6 to 8 as well as X are affected and his legal team will argue that the company misled users over an upgrade that it said would enhance performance but, in fact, slowed phones down. The reason for this was allegedly be‐ cause Apple sold iPhones with defec‐
tive batteries that were unable to de‐ liver peak power and they encouraged owners to allow automatic iOS up‐ dates to iPhones which incorporated a power management tool which slowed down the iPhones and caused performance issues. Commenting on the claim, Apple told the British press: “We have never, and would never, do anything to … de‐ grade the user experience to drive cus‐ tomer upgrades. “Our goal has always been to create products that our customers love, and making iPhones last as long as possible is an important part of that.” Similar actions have been brought in the past in the USA which included a significant pay‐out by Apple.
Scorchio SPARE a thought for workers in the UK who are not used to the same high temperatures that we often experience here in Spain. As Britain basks in an‐ other heatwave, many will find it uncomfortable to work in shops and of‐ fices but despite what many may think, there is no law in the UK to pro‐ tect workers who are suf‐ fering from excessive heat. There is advice and guidance that work‐ places should be kept to a ‘reasonable’ tempera‐ ture and unions recom‐ mend that the maximum reasonable temperature is 30°C or 27°C if work is strenuous, but neither that nor a minimum working temperature can be enforced as the laws stand.
Green success A YOUNGER generation of entrepreneurs in Spain is attracting atten‐ tion from international investors and one of the latest is Reby which rents out electric scoot‐ ers, motor cycles and bi‐ cycles in 18 cities across Spain and Italy. Only founded in 2018 and having had to suffer two years of negative growth due to the pan‐ demic, the company has recently been taken over by Canadian green in‐ vestment company House of Lithium for $100 million (€95.6 mil‐ lion). Reby owns more than 10,000 vehicles and is now promoting its ser‐ vices to corporate com‐ panies rather than solely to individuals.
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NET VOL 169,93K 752,72K 68,11K 319,43K 169,01K 83,79K 83,29K 217,06K 451,16K 38,14K 40,96K 904,53K 360,97K 700,81K 0 5,77M 350,70K 36,11K 283,97K 12,77M 520,90K 277,13K 239,54K 64,99K 97,23K 139,43K 1,26M 107,35K 293,70K 86,20K 22,44K 30,67K 639,27K 675,77K 682,28K 134,92K 39,70K 82,05K 103,16K 7,50M 101,75K 110,60K 243,47K 72,00K 99,46K 4,49M 200,34K 689,80K 41,37K
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1.402,50 4.255,0 66,84 207,97 2.017,0 731,20 245,00 42,59 7.182,0 771,60 147,90 1.424,00 1.045,00 219,30 5.938,0 1,89 819,60 1.967,0 615,00 958,20 5.960,0 2.093,00 446,50 540,80 5.414,9 87,28 0,60 613,20 1.152,00 0,0453 2.710,0 694,29 995,20 2.863,0 2.135,0 1.129,50 1.441,00 9.328,0 1.598,71 1.132,00 594,90 122,43 249,46 150,00 3.575,0 1.043,00 126,06 2.622,0 809,17
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THE Bank of England increased UK inter‐ est rates to 1.25 per cent following a meeting of the Monetary Policy Com‐ mittee (MPC) held on June 15, but not announced until the following day. The MCP sets monetary policy to meet the 2 per cent inflation target but in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. Members of the Committee voted by a majority of 6‐3 to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points but those members in the minority preferred to in‐
crease Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 1.5 per cent. It confirmed that its central projec‐ tions in the May Monetary Policy Re‐ port, UK GDP growth was expected to slow sharply over the first half of the forecast period and, although the labour market was expected to tighten slightly further in the near term, the unemploy‐ ment rate was projected to rise to 5.5 per cent in three years’ time. CPI inflation was expected to average slightly over 10 per cent at its peak in the
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Spanish exports soar SPANISH exports reached just under €121 billion to the end of April, a new all‐ time high the Spanish government confirmed on Thursday June 16. Spanish merchandise exports rose by 23.2 per cent in the first four months of 2022 compared to the same period last year. Imports also reached an all‐time high and rose by 39 per cent to €142.7 bil‐ lion as shown in the latest declared trade data from Customs. The Secretary of State for Trade, Xiana Mendez, confirmed that “trade in goods continued to be very dynamic in April and Spanish exports contin‐ ued to grow strongly, stronger than the exports of our main trading part‐ ners.”
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT PERSONALLY, I don’t think the crime wave of tsunami proportions, which is at the moment practically engulfing the UK, has very little to do with the country’s lack of police resources. I believe a large part of the blame can be firmly apportioned to the breakdown of the family unit. Huge numbers of families across the UK have for years taken full advantage of the liberal benefit policies of successive governments. Child benefits have been a particularly lucrative source of earnings. Consequently, many children have been conceived and born purely to add to the family income. This has resulted in enormous dysfunctional families, of individuals, particularly immigrants, to whom benefits are a way of life and children merely a means to a financial end. There is no love or guidance in these families. Once the children’s purpose has been served, they are left to roam the streets with no sense of decency or compassion for their fellow human beings whatsoever. How could there be when there have been no examples of it at home? Once let loose, they link
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No guidance up with likeminded offsprings of their fellow dysfunctional neighbours and begin to run riot. They soon begin to realise, that the impossibly priced electronic devices and expensive ‘toys’ they have been bombarded with on television, are completely out of their financial reach‐ even if they took a ‘proper’ job. So, they turn to crime. This includes knifing and young murders in some areas which now seem to be publicised for a day and then forgotten! To be honest I can see no answer to the immediate situation. Lock up as many of them as possible I suppose. As to the future, only allowing child benefits for up to two children would be a start. At least this would curb the temptation to pour even more unwanted and unloved future criminals into our society. More police are certainly needed, but only because the numbers of young criminals have escalated so alarmingly. I would like to see Boot Camps built all across the country, where these young offenders can be sent to learn discipline, values and respect for their fellow human beings. Trades could be taught. Even
simply showing someone actually cares may rescue at least a proportion of them that can then be released to become valued members of society. Although Spain also has some problems with young offenders, it is nothing like the enormous criminal issues confronting the UK at this time. I firmly believe that a great deal of this lies in the simple fact that the Spanish family unit is still as strong as ever. Love and respect are firmly entwined and practised from Grannies and Grandads down to the youngest of the broods and although I do feel they spoil some of their kids rotten, it’s infinitely better than chucking them out to survive with no pre‐preparation, guidance or sense of decency whatsoever. Thanks for all the mail. Keep ‘em coming. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com Mon. Fri. 1pm till 4.
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OUR VIEW UNEXPECTED RESULT LOCAL elections are not always a real test of public opinion on the popularity of the national government but the Partido Popular had a spectacular success in the Junta de Andalucia elections which took place on Sunday June 19. In 2018, Barcelona born Juanma Moreno became the first Partido Popular (PP) President of the Junta, even though his left-wing opponents the PSOE secured more seats, but Moreno was able to put together a coalition supported by Ciudadanos and smaller parties, allowing him to take power. In this latest election, there was always an expectation that the PP would secure the largest number of votes, but it was anticipated that Moreno would have to form another coalition possibly with Ciudadanos or right-wing Vox. In the event, he obtained a sufficient share of the votes to win an overwhelming majority which has allowed him to take absolute control of the Junta and whilst Vox made small gains and PSOE small losses, Adelante Andalucia lost 10 of its 12 seats and Ciudadanos was wiped out, losing all 21 of its seats, For an autonomous community that has been so staunchly in favour of the PSOE since the establishment of the Junta in 1978, such an enormous turnaround despite the problems of the PP at national level suggests that the next general election which must take place no later than December 10, 2023 could see some major changes. We should make it clear that this newspaper does not take a stance as far as Spanish politics are concerned, but believes it useful to readers to explain the current situation as well as alerting them to pointers to the future.
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however it’s important to keep their aquarium clean. Dogs and Cats Dogs and cats are the most quintessential pets. Cats are great for small apartments, especially if provided with toys and scratch posts. However, depending on their age and breed, dogs tend to require a lot more space
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